El Salvador vs Senegal: Drug use disorder deaths by age

El Salvador
1.4 deaths
in 2021
Senegal
1.2 deaths
in 2021
El Salvador rank
110th
Senegal rank
113th

Drug use disorder deaths by age over time

  • El Salvador
  • Senegal
00.511.5200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.4 deaths against 1.2 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 0.2 deaths.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 110th and Senegal ranks 113th of 194 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Senegal Difference Ahead
2000s 1.21 deaths 0.729 deaths 0.48 deaths El Salvador
2010s 1.42 deaths 1.04 deaths 0.383 deaths El Salvador
2020s 1.52 deaths 1.27 deaths 0.26 deaths El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, El Salvador or Senegal?
El Salvador, at 1.4 deaths against 1.2 deaths in Senegal as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between El Salvador and Senegal?
0.2 deaths, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Senegal?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Senegal rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?
El Salvador ranks 110th and Senegal ranks 113th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Drug use disorder deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Drug use disorder deaths by age
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.